diff --git a/static/meson.build b/static/meson.build
index 2f40a2d14..44f5c3004 100644
--- a/static/meson.build
+++ b/static/meson.build
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ lib_resources = custom_target('resources',
              '--hfile', '@OUTPUT1@',
              '--source_dir', '@OUTDIR@',
              '@INPUT@'],
-    depend_files: 'static/search_result.tmpl'
+    depend_files: files('search_result.tmpl')
 )